Peter Keith is a director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler covering hardlines and leisure companies. Prior to rejoining Piper Sandler in 2011, Keith worked as a senior analyst at JMP Securities. Previously, he worked at Piper Sandler as a research associate on the hardlines retail team from 2005-09. From 1997-2003, he worked at RS Investments in San Francisco, where he led the company’s institutional and retail mutual fund sales effort. Keith was awarded Best Up-and-Comer in the Retailing/Hardlines category in Institutional Investor magazine's annual poll for 2010. Keith holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Vermont and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.